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  • Bar graph details Pacific Islander groups plotted on x axis. On y axis is population plotted in 100,000 increments.

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    Largest Pacific Islander Groups in the US

    The largest Pacific Islander groups in the US are Native Hawaiians (620,000), followed by Samoans (212,000), CHamorus (156,000), Tongans (65,000), and Fijians (50,000). Data based on five years (2016-2020) of Census American Community Surveys.

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    Pacific Islanders, Module 1
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  • A white, circular badge features a red triangle with a conch shell in the center. Surrounding it is text that reads, "Kanak Maori Independence."

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    Kanak Independence Badge

    This badge from the 1980s calls for Kanak independence in New Caledonia, a French territory where Kanak are Indigenous peoples, in solidarity with Māori of Aotearoa New Zealand, a former British Crown colony.

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    Pacific Islanders, Module 1
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  • A map of Oceania. The subregions of Micronesia, Melanesia, Australasia, and Polynesia are highlighted in various colors.

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    Map of Oceania

    Another map of Oceania with the subregions Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia identified. Compared to the map above, how might categorization be used to both divide and unite?

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    Pacific Islanders, Module 1
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  • Map of the Pacific Islands in Oceania. The map highlights the land masses of the smaller and larger island states.

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    Map of the Pacific Islands

    Map of the Pacific Islands, from the Center for Pacific Islands Studies, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Reproduced with permission.

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    Pacific Islanders, Module 1
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  • A Google Doodle of Bangladeshi American Fazlur Rahman Khan. He is dressed in a suit and tie with his hands raised looking at the John Hancock Center.

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    Google Doodle of Fazlur Rahman Khan

    Google celebrated what would have been Khan’s eighty-eighth birthday in 2017 with a Google Doodle that shows Chicago’s John Hancock Center, designed by Khan.

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    Bangladeshi Americans, Module 5
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  • Skyline view of the Sears Tower and other buildings in Chicago, Illinois on a clear and cloudless day.

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    Chicago Loop Skyline

    The iconic Willis Tower in Chicago, Illinois, designed by Fazlur Rahman Khan. Originally known as the Sears Tower, it was the tallest building in the world for over twenty-five years.

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    Bangladeshi Americans, Module 5
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  • Bangladeshi American Fazlur Khan in a suit and tie sits behind his office desk covered with piles of paper and holds his hands spread apart.

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    Fazlur Khan Sitting At His Desk

    Bangladeshi architect Fazlur Rahman Khan revolutionized the modern skyscraper with his use of tubular systems.

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  • Bangladeshi Americans gather outside on a snowy day behind a yellow ribbon in anticipation of the ceremonial unveiling of the Shaheed Minar replica.

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    Unveiling the Replica of the Shaheed Minar

    Bangladeshi Americans unveil a replica of the Shaheed Minar in Paterson, New Jersey, in 2015.

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  • Mural depicts a young girl wearing a saree on a boat floating in the water amongst lily pads as she handpicks another shapla for her collection.

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    Memory of Bangladesh Mural

    A young girl picks “shapla”, a water lily and the national flower of Bangladesh, in a mural by artist Zeehan Wazed in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York.

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  • Bangladeshi Americans gather on the street corner to celebrate the naming of Little Bangladesh. A man holds a Bangladeshi flag and an American flag.

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    Naming of Little Bangladesh in Brooklyn

    Bangladeshi Americans in 2022 celebrate the naming of the neighborhood “Little Bangladesh” in Brooklyn, New York.

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  • Choi Soo Lee in a white shirt exits a vehicle driven by a woman and smiles over the car. Two men beside him also look in the same direction.

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    Chapter Overview: Free Chol Soo Lee: How a Lone Immigrant on Death Row Sparked a Movement

    Julie Ha

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  • Black and white photo of Chol Soo Lee in a plain shirt and handcuffs.

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    Module 1: Who is Chol Soo Lee?

    Julie Ha

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    Free Chol Soo Lee: How a Lone Immigrant on Death Row Sparked a Movement
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  • Aerial view of a maximum security cottage surrounded by barbed wire fencing. In the background is a city along a hill.

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    Module 2: Lost in America

    Julie Ha

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    Free Chol Soo Lee: How a Lone Immigrant on Death Row Sparked a Movement
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  • Individuals gather around a table cooking hot dogs and handing out t-shirts. Posters with Korean characters written on them are hung on the table.

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    Module 3: It Takes One Person

    Julie Ha

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    Free Chol Soo Lee: How a Lone Immigrant on Death Row Sparked a Movement
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  • Korean American Jay Kun Yoo in suit stands to the right and speaks to protestors holding signs of Korean and Free Chol Soo Lee messages.

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    Module 4: ‘Blue Jeans and Chima Jeogori Getting Together’

    Julie Ha

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    Free Chol Soo Lee: How a Lone Immigrant on Death Row Sparked a Movement
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  • Black and white portrait of Chol Soo Lee in a San Quentin Prison uniform, looking through a window with an intense, pained expression.

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    Module 5: Silent Pleas

    Julie Ha

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    Free Chol Soo Lee: How a Lone Immigrant on Death Row Sparked a Movement
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  • Vincent Chin, a Chinese American man wearing a printed tie and black suit jacket, crouches in front row of group photo with similarly dressed friends.

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    Chapter Overview: Fighting Anti-Asian Violence: Justice for Vincent Chin

    Helen Zia

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  • Vincent Chin, a Chinese American man wearing a printed tie and black suit jacket, crouches in front row of group photo with similarly dressed friends.

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    Module 1: Who Was Vincent Chin?

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    Fighting Anti-Asian Violence: Justice for Vincent Chin
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    Module 2: Economic Crises, the Politics of Blame, and 1980s Detroit

    Helen Zia

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    Fighting Anti-Asian Violence: Justice for Vincent Chin
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